Definition

The document type is used to categorize documents according to their distinguishing features and the organizational procedures that result from them. The description of the document type is language-dependent.

Use

It has important control functions in document management and is used, for example, to control the processing flow via a status network.

Structure

The document type is an alphanumeric field in which you can enter up to three characters.

The following overview shows some examples for documents of the same and of different document types.

Integration

In Customizing for the Document Management System, you can define document types by choosing Define document types.

For example, the following control aspects are supported by the document types:

Internal Document Types

In the standard system, the following document types are defined and are used in various applications:

Since these document types are used internally, you cannot change or delete their settings in Customizing for the Document Management System.